I don't mean a debt owed that you make monthly payments on (ex. house, car, etc.) but an actual bill where the full amount is due in a relatively short period of time? The reason I asked is I just received a bill from AT&T and it is for a total of .05 (five cents) and I am not really sure how to pay them. Send them a nickel? A check? Pay by card over the Internet?
Just don't pay it. They'll roll it to next month. If they charge a late fee, call them and cuss them out. The biggest bill I got in the mail would be for real estate taxes -- several thousand dollars. The smallest would be for negative money.
That's the thing. I disconnected my landline a couple months ago after getting AT&T's MicroCell which gives me better reception through my broadband. Because I canceled, I received a $2.78 credit for days unused. Apparently they fudged up some place and noticed a long distance phone call that was made which cost all of a nickel and sent me a bill, which cost more than the bill was actually worth when you include paper, envelope, postage.
That's funny. You would think AT&T of all companies would have sophisticated enough technology to know not send a bill when the postage costs more than the bill itself.
That's not too green of you. Paperless billing. I'm helping to save trees and forests and change weather patterns.
In that case, I think you could either call them and tell them to forgive the debt. I'm sure they'll do it without any qualms, but it'd take 20 minutes of your life. You could just not pay and they'll probably eventually forgive it. In the meantime, it'll probably be funny to see how many letters they mail you trying to collect it. Or you could pay via ebill. Give them your nickel without paying any transaction cost or taking more than a minute to transact.
I had paperless billing but they sent that through the mail for some reason. Even if I pay online through card doesn't transaction fee minimize what they get? Don't get me wrong, I am not declining the paymnet just never receive a bill for such a minuscule amount. :grin:
Considering companies send bills all the time for a zero balance, its no surprise at all. Call them up and ask them credit you the .05 cents.
Wow, I thought my office's business-dinners for 4-5 people (less than $500/head) were outrageous. Then again, it isn't our money. Did you just buy rounds for many people?
I was getting bottles of champagne. Had never heard of Ace of Spades...the waitress recommended it. I was too busy chasing tail, so I didnt really pay attention. Turned out that it was 1K a bottle. We got 5 bottles of those with a bottle of Goose and Patron. Rip off.
Today I found out I owe the University of Houston $0.72 which was "due no later than" in June of 2010 which is strange since I graduated back in '08. I already got my diploma, suckers!
Larges bill: not counting business dinners, an ex-significant other and I ate at a nice restaurant (food w/wine pairings) in Seoul. All said and done, the damage was about $900.
I've had a bill with AT&T going on for 5 years now for negative 1 cent. That's right... -$.01. I've called them before about it but they don't do anything. They just keep sending this paper over and over each month. It's probably cost them over $50s over the years.
Scottrade owes me two cents whenever I get around to closing my account. Two cents interest got paid out after I withdrew the balance of the account without actually closing it. I'm just going to tell them to write it off.
